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The progressive return of professional football is generating many doubts in the First and Second locker rooms. Everyone wants to play again, but many, in private, admit that they do not see anything clear given the health circumstances and the potential risk of contagion to which they would be exposed. After many doubts and a long internal debate, Eibar's staff and coaching staff have decided to give shape to this concern through a statement, foreign to the club, which can be summed up in two words: "We are afraid".

It is not a blow on the table or a frontal and unilateral rejection of the resumption of competition, as some player came to raise internally, but it is a reflection of a latent concern, to which they demand "guarantees" and "responsibility" , without clarifying to whom. "The first thing must be everyone's health and it is time for that idea to prevail with facts, not only with words. Only with that clear premise would it make sense to return to the competition," they express in a statement signed by the players and by the body. technician headed by José Luis Mendilibar.

"We are afraid to start an activity in which we will not be able to comply with the first recommendation of all the experts, physical distancing . We are concerned that, by doing what we like the most, we can infect ourselves, infect our family and friends, and even contribute to a new outbreak of the epidemic, with the terrible consequences that this would entail for the entire population, "they affirm.

Players and coaches, in any case, stress that their wish is to play again, although they condition that will to give health guarantees that, in their opinion, are not fulfilled. The response that LaLiga has given, as reported by Cope, is calm, because playing football will be, according to the employers, "safer than going to the pharmacy or the supermarket . " Eibar players, like the rest of First and Second, will undergo Covid-19 tests and a demanding hygiene protocol and precautionary measures in the coming days.

It should not be lost sight of, in any case, that Eibar is currently the 16th ranked player in the League , just two points behind Mallorca, who is the one who closes the three relegation places above. In other words, the armored team would retain the category if no more games were played and the League was terminated. It is no less true that, if this scenario were to occur, players and technicians would see their salaries cut by 15%, compared to 2% in the event that the competition resumed, a more than notable difference.

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